Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
In today’s episode of the Turf’s Up podcast, Keeler Johnson shares his thoughts on some of the horses to watch in the “Super Saturday” races at Meydan and reveals his latest Top 10 list of Kentucky Derby contenders. If you enjoyed this podcast, … Continued
© Benoit Photo One of the greatest things about horse racing is that there’s always lots to look forward to–with so many races and so many horses, there’s always another great race just around the corner! Here are eight things to look … Continued
When the three-year-old filly Acapulco made her return to the races on February 19th at Turfway Park, many fans were expecting a spectacular and easy victory. After all, Acapulco had been fantastic in Europe last year, dominating the Queen Mary Stakes … Continued
© Benoit Photo 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome, prepping for a two-race campaign in Dubai that will culminate with a run in the $10 million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I), turned in an impressive five-furlong workout on February 5th … Continued
In the third episode of the Turf’s Up horse racing podcast, J. Keeler Johnson discusses Frosted’s win in the second round of the Al Maktoum Challenge, Danzing Candy’s impressive allowance win at Santa Anita, and a couple of longshot contenders in the … Continued
It appears that trainer Todd Pletcher may be planning to send a Kentucky Derby contender to contest the $2 million UAE Derby (UAE-I) on March 26th at Meydan, as Pletcher has nominated an impressive contingent of eight horses to the … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Of all the Breeders’ Cup races to be held at Keeneland on October 30-31st, few are expected to draw as strong a European contingent as the Breeders’ Cup Mile. Looking at the list of potential starters from … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © According to reports, the unbeaten Ireland-based 2yo Hit It A Bomb–who scored an impressive victory in the seven-furlong Star Appeal Stakes at Dundalk earlier today–will make his next start in the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. I) on October … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © The amazing mare Treve, who has won the last two renewals of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) at Longchamp, will start from post position eight when she seeks a historic and unprecedented third victory in Europe’s … Continued
The talented two-year-old filly Lumiere, who broke her maiden in impressive fashion at Goodwood during the summer, became a grade I winner on September 26th when she scored a tenacious victory in the six-furlong Cheveley Park Stakes (Eng-I) at Newmarket. Coming … Continued